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Grinding Gears Garage and the MINI John Cooper Works Coupe, for When Cute...
Images courtesy MINI The good thing about MINI cars is they don’t pretend to be anything they are not. The great thing about MINI cars is they deliver everything they promise. And the new MINI Cooper...
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The Return of the Corvette Stingray and the New Lincoln MKC Concept at NAIAS
Corvette Stingray images courtesy Chevrolet Big news coming out of Detroit a day ahead of the auto show with a couple real head turners making early appearances to get the juices flowing. The biggest...
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First Chevrolet Corvette Debuted 60 Years Ago Today, First C7 Hits Auction...
Images courtesy Chevrolet Happy Anniversary Corvette! Sixty years ago today the first Corvette debuted at the Motorama in New York City. The rest – as they say – is history. Commemorating the event...
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2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible and LaFerrari Dream Cars Unveiled at...
Corvette images courtesy Chevrolet Two world debuts thrilling the automotive world this week at the 83rd International Motor Show in Geneva are the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible and the Ferrari...
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2013 new New Beetle Convertible in the Grinding Gears Garage
Images courtesy Volkswagen Little did I know when I received the keys to the 2013 New Beetle Convertible recently that I would spend most of my week testing it having to defend my manhood. Apparently...
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2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is All That
2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Images courtesy Ford OMG has been waiting for a moment like this – the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 – a car that absolutely epitomizes the philosophy of “shut up and drive.”...
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2013 Subaru BRZ is a Driver’s New Best Friend
2013 Subaru BRZ Images courtesy Subaru Car and Driver 10Best; Cars.com Best of 2103; Ward’s 10 Best Engines 2013; Kiplinger Personal Finance Class Winner – I don’t think Subaru anticipated just how...
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Ford’s 2014 Product Preview
Images by Author Design is still the leading factor when purchasing a new vehicle according to Ford Motor Company. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker opened its 2014 product preview for journalists...
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Ford Mustang Still Nifty at Nearly 50
Images by Author Before I had time to unpack from my trip to Dearborn, Michigan to experience Ford’s 2014 product lineup (the one without any Mustang representation), I got a phone call from the local...
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2014 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible Lets the Good Times Roll
2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible/Images courtesy Volkswagen Continuing in the “then and now” theme begun last week in the Grinding Gears Garage Volkswagen sent us a 2014 Beetle Convertible, along...
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The Name Has Changed, but the Story Remains the Same for the 2014 Infiniti...
Infiniti Q60S Convertible/Images courtesy Infiniti Almost as if they were in the witness protection program, all model year 2014 Infiniti cars and crossovers have received new names. Coupes,...
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Ford Debuts Next-Generation 2015 Mustang UPDATED
2015 Ford Mustang/Images courtesy Ford Ford marks the next chapter in the iconic Mustang story as the all-new 2015 Pony car makes its debut today. The new car marks 50 years of Mustang madness that has...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is Next-Generation Auld Lang Syne
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe/Image by Author Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “Last but not least,” or “We’ve saved the best for last.” Too late, I’m gonna tell you anyway. My last...
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Chevrolet Sweeps in Detroit as Corvette Named Top Car and Silverado Top Truck
Image courtesy Chevrolet While it came as little surprise to us here at Gear Diary, the North American Car and Truck of the Year were announced as both being from the Chevrolet stable: The 2014...
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Toyota Unveils Its Ultimate Future in FT-1 Concept at NAIAS
FT-1 Concept Images courtesy Toyota Toyota started things off with a bang at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit by debuting its FT-1 sport car concept. Celebrating the 40th...
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Chevy Launches New Rocket in Detroit, Calls It 2015 Corvette Z06
2015 Corvette Z06 Images courtesy Chevrolet Just a few short hours after its Corvette Stingray was named North American Car of the Year, Chevrolet debuted the 2015 Corvette Z06 supercar that boasts...
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Stern Debuts New Ford Mustang Pinball Games
Stern Mustang Pinball/Images courtesy Stern Pinball The first Ford Mustang-themed pinball game was introduced in 1964 and this week, honoring 50 years of the Pony car, Stern Pinball debuts three new...
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Ford Mustang Turns 50
2015 Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition/Images courtesy Ford Happy Birthday, Ford Mustang! The venerable icon Pony car turns 50 today and there has certainly been plenty of hoopla surrounding the event...
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2014 Lexus IS 350C: Zero to Happy in Just Twenty Seconds
Images by Author/2014 Lexus IS 350C Got 20 seconds? That’s all it takes to transform the 2014 Lexus IS 350C from coupe to convertible, offering consumers the best of both worlds. Lexus first debuted...
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2014 Mazda Miata MX-5 and Celebrating the Summer of Miata
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most beloved little roadsters in motoring history – the Mazda Miata. Born of an idea by a California automotive journalist, the Miata has spent these...
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